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NGC5530
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 14:18:27.1
Declination: -43:23:13
Constellation: LUP
Visual Magnitude: 11.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: !, vF, pmE, esvmbM * 12
Sub-type: SBbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 5530
22" (6/28/06 - Hawaii): fairly faint, fairly large, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 3.5'x1.5'. Appears as a low even surface brightness glow except for a 12th magnitude star that appears to be superimposed on the center! The galaxy seems to extend further to the NW of the star or the halo may be slightly brighter is this direction. Located 3.8' SSW of a mag 10.2 star. A small rectangular asterism of 4 mag 13-14.5 stars follows by 3'.
13.1" (4/10/86): faint, fairly small, almost round, very bright stellar nucleus (~12th mag) surrounded by a diffuse halo. Very far southern galaxy to view from Northern California.